Name and describe the three parts of the personality in Freud's theory.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Freud understood the personality structure as consisting of three parts that interacted dynamically.
2. The id was the source of biological needs and desires.
3. The ego was the rational part of the personality.
4. The superego represented the rules and morals of society and acted as a person's conscience.
5. In development, the ego and superego increasingly channel the id's desires.
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